There are so many things to get upset about over the course of this two-and-a-half minute video from conservative nonprofit the Catholic Vote.
Right out of the gate, there’s the co-opting of the closet. “I’m a little bit nervous about people hearing that I am this way…” says one non-threatening voice over inspirational piano music. “Most people think I’m already weird anyways…” says another interviewee.
And what do these tender faces have to share with the world? They’re Christians, of course! And they just want to convey a simple message — gay marriage is wrong. But why are these God-fearing souls so oppressed?! (Tip: oppression defense doesn’t work when nobody is oppressing you.)
Gag us with a spoon.
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Then there’s the classic “some of my best friends are gay” tactic thrown in, as if that were anything new, followed by most of them being brought to tears over their passionate belief that gay people shouldn’t be able to get married.
Watch below and marvel at how they manage to get through the whole thing with a straight face, then scroll down for the parody version that perfectly disarms this idiocy:
Dann Mitton
The best part is, this vid is a THING now, on the internet forever. So fifty years from now all their kids will be able to track down this vid and see their parents being assmarmot douchebag bigots. Values evolve. These twits have left a legacy reflecting how horrible they are in this moment. Even if their own opinions do change, this vid is a gross snapshot frozen in time. Sad.
tdx3fan
No one gives a damn about your beliefs or your opinion. Go ahead and have it. Be as bigoted as you ever want to be. Big deal. The problem becomes when you think that your beliefs are more important than mine and should be made law. Its really that simple. The best way to break down all of these barriers is to simply allow for others to respect your opinion as you respect theirs… I am pretty damn sure that is called Democracy.
poprockphotography
I’m so mad at myself, I watched the asshole one and kept waiting for the punch line, it never came.. Then I realized it was real. Big bag of dicks and not in a good way.
AtticusBennett
this one is HILARIOUS and dead-on. the original video is……galling. the audacity to co-opt the legit struggle to come out with “it’s like SOOO hard when we get called bigots just because we say and believe bigot things and promote bigoted discrimination!” is vomit-inducing.
and, it’s catholics upset about what? NON-CATHOLICS marrying? i don’t know any self-respecting gay men that want to get married in a catholic church. and let’s be real – these are the people who think “JEWS don’t go to Heaven”. so ,yay.
http://www.facebook.com/catholicvote
tell them how you feel. inside you’ll see the same boring old bigots, and when you call out their prejudices, they remind you that you’re a sinner and god doesn’t approve.
it doesn’t affect me – but lord, will it affect their own children.
think about the LGBT kids who were dragged to church this past sunday, after the landmark SCOTUS win for Equality, who had to endure extra-strong servings of anti-gay hate. churches with bigoted ideology upped their fury this past weekend, and it no doubt was an awful experience for the young and closeted kids who saw their congregations and families shouting out AMEN to preachings of prejudice.
being anti-gay won’t make your kids straight. it will harm your gay kids, and make your straight kids into ignorant bullies, and eventually social outcasts as more and more people don’t want to be friends with bigoted morons.
i tried sharing this video clip with the people at catholic vote. they dismissed it as “gay leftist propaganda”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOEnjQY_jCk
enfilmigult
I cannot even understand the doublethink that created the real video. It’s honestly a little scary that it would make sense to anybody.
Saint Law
Aw. They feel sorry for themselves because they can’t trample all over us.
redcarpet30
OH so you want to co-opt our genuine oppression and victimhood into your own fake persecution complex now. That takes a next-level amount of stubborn ignorance balls.
Only response it deserves is “FUCK YOU!”, on repeat with the volume turned all the way up.
AtticusBennett
when anti-gay catholics start committing suicide i’ll start caring about their so-called “oppression” and “persecution”
wait, no. FIRST i’ll crack open a bottle of champagne. *then* i’ll care.
captainburrito
The great thing about this is that they made this video because they want to stem the exodus of christians that oppose gay marriage. They know many of them will move on now and at least stop opposing it or be silent about it.
This will be as effective as trying to hold water with a sieve.
Brett Turner
Completely open mouthed watching this. Is this for real? That one bitch was crying lmao. Like hun try tears when you’re getting beat to death for “the way you truly are”, you know, inside. Disgusting.
Priya Way
This gave me life. ð???ð?»ð???ð?»
mcflyer54
In the original they forgot the part about being scared to continue trying to force their own personal religious beliefs on the entire country. When they admit that creating a theocracy is their true intent then I will at least respect them for their honesty. Ironic that a group of people who abhor and fear Sharia’s Law want to create their own Christian version here in the USA.
Antoinette Burk
You do good work. I shared this. Jesus would do comedy.
Lisa Lamkin
Oh poor them! I laughed the whole way through this!
Drew Laird
The parody is hilarious!
Ewigesleben
To them not being able to call all of the shots all of the time is being persecuted. Never mind this band of charlatans has run their scam successfully for over 2000 years. Of course it worked better when they could fool all of the people all of the time (and just kill any holdouts). You have to admit it’s a brilliant con though – since the big payoff comes after you shuffle off the coil, they get no consumer complaints.
Ewigesleben
@AtticusBennett: An excellent point! Can I, er, borrow your response?
Gabriela Baigorria
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Nabori Baez
Lol… Good job!
Kevin Ochoa
BLACKLAND haha!
Rac Roldan
Bigotry at its finest… Oh, what? That’s a huge word that gets thrown around? It hurts your feelings? Aw.
Chris-MI
Does anyone really expect Catholics to marry gays anytime soon? They aren’t being forced to change their position in any way. They didn’t marry gays two weeks ago; they won’t marry gays now. The only people I see being hurt are gay Catholics who want a Catholic wedding. They will have to settle for a civil wedding with all the legal benefits, and maybe can have a religious ceremony at a different church.
Monique Mo Martin
This parody is amazing!